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Import Comments Into Disqus with Ruby and Sinatra

Started by Daniel Ha · 7 months ago

One of our users Jim Mulholland at LocoMotivation has created a great tool to import your existing comments into Disqus using Ruby and Sinatra.
What does this mean?
You can transition your old blogging system comments into Disqus via an RSS feed. It does require a some coding knowledge but Jim ... Continue reading »

62 comments

  • Jules

    7 months ago

    I'm sorry but this thing is not even worth signing up for. i make a mistake on my name, can't change it though.
    Cause you have to wait 2 days to get into your profile so see if you can change it
  • giannii

    7 months ago

    Jules,

    Do you still need help correcting your user name? I can help you with that if you like.

    Giannii
    Community Manager
  • Jules

    7 months ago

    That would be wonderful....( I take back my comment, I was just fustrated)  It should be Jules,  not Julea.  Any help would be great!




    ________________________________
  • skdangi

    7 months ago

    All i can say is - you guys rock. I am in love with disqus.
  • skdangi

    7 months ago

    All i can say is - you guys rock. I am in love with disqus.
  • flashmen99

    7 months ago

    yup
  • flashmen99

    7 months ago

    hi how r u everybody? can u add me in this forum?
  • flashmen99

    7 months ago

    yup
  • haircolor

    7 months ago

    Hello everybody... I just joined and found this feature... you guys rock! I thought i would have to start over.. Kudos
  • haircolor

    7 months ago

    Hello everybody... I just joined and found this feature... you guys rock! I thought i would have to start over.. Kudos
  • mully

    7 months ago

    Thanks for the mention, Giannii!

    This is a rough cut of code, but it worked great for both our squeejee.com and locomotivation.com blogs.

    The code is in GitHub. Feel free to fork and enhance to your heart's delight!

    Please let me know if there are any questions.

    - Jim
  • mully

    7 months ago

    Thanks for the mention, Giannii!

    This is a rough cut of code, but it worked great for both our squeejee.com and locomotivation.com blogs.

    The code is in GitHub. Feel free to fork and enhance to your heart's delight!

    Please let me know if there are any questions.

    - Jim
  • Andrew Badr

    7 months ago

    test comment
  • davis

    7 months ago

    Great ! Thanks for the info .
  • davis

    7 months ago

    Great ! Thanks for the info .
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    7 months ago

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  • cod5_is_awesome

    7 months ago

    what are we talking about
  • cod5_is_awesome

    7 months ago

    yay no one's on! finally i can talk to myself
  • cod5_is_awesome

    7 months ago

    wow why am i talking to myself
  • pytey

    7 months ago

    cool
  • MuscleNerd

    7 months ago

    That is great
  • seotest

    7 months ago

    using this disqus system, its being easier
  • Ash

    6 months ago

    Excellent article
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    5 months ago

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    5 months ago

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  • Monte_Bingham

    5 months ago

    Okay, I know that this is only recommended for experienced code users, but I feel the need to do this anyway.

    Couple of questions though. I have not yet made the leap to Disqus, since I don't want to lose my old comments.

    What is the order I need to do things?

    1. Must I set up my entire Disqus account first?

    2. If so, which choice do I make when asked to Upload Template? Use Disqus on future blog entries only
    or Use Disqus on all entries?

    3. Is my API Key generated after these steps?

    4. What is the easiest way to locate the rss url for my comments and my feeds?

    5. When asked number of comments to transfer, must I put the exact number, or can I choose a number that is obviously highter than the number of comments to ensure they make the jump?

    6. The most basic question is what is the simplest way to get this to work for someone who has no knowledge of Ruby or Sinatra.

    7. Will an easier way to import Blogger comments be coming soon from Disqus itself?

    Whether or not I continue with my transition to Disqus depends on your response.

    Thanks again! I am looking forward to jumping in and getting my feet wet!
  • Monte

    5 months ago

    Okay, I know that this is only recommended for experienced code users, but I feel the need to do this anyway.

    Couple of questions though. I have not yet made the leap to Disqus, since I don't want to lose my old comments from Blogger.

    What is the order I need to do things?

    1. Must I set up my entire Disqus account first?

    2. If so, which choice do I make when asked to Upload Template? Use Disqus on future blog entries only
    or Use Disqus on all entries?

    3. Is my API Key generated after these steps?

    4. What is the easiest way to locate the rss url for my comments and my feeds?

    5. When asked number of comments to transfer, must I put the exact number, or can I choose a number that is obviously highter than the number of comments to ensure they make the jump?

    6. The most basic question is what is the simplest way to get this to work for someone who has no knowledge of Ruby or Sinatra.

    7. Will an easier way to import Blogger comments be coming soon from Disqus itself?

    Whether or not I continue with my transition to Disqus depends on your response.

    Thanks again! I am looking forward to jumping in and getting my feet wet!
  • Monte

    5 months ago

    Okay, I know that this is only recommended for experienced code users, but I feel the need to do this anyway.

    Couple of questions though. I have not yet made the leap to Disqus, since I don't want to lose my old comments from Blogger.

    What is the order I need to do things?

    1. Must I set up my entire Disqus account first?

    2. If so, which choice do I make when asked to Upload Template? Use Disqus on future blog entries only
    or Use Disqus on all entries?

    3. Is my API Key generated after these steps?

    4. What is the easiest way to locate the rss url for my comments and my feeds?

    5. When asked number of comments to transfer, must I put the exact number, or can I choose a number that is obviously highter than the number of comments to ensure they make the jump?

    6. The most basic question is what is the simplest way to get this to work for someone who has no knowledge of Ruby or Sinatra.

    7. Will an easier way to import Blogger comments be coming soon from Disqus itself?

    Whether or not I continue with my transition to Disqus depends on your response.

    Thanks again! I am looking forward to jumping in and getting my feet wet!
  • snekse

    4 months ago

    Ditto on the need for Disqus to throw up a GUI around this so users don't need to jump through so many hoops just to do something so mundane.
  • Giannii

    4 months ago

    It would be nice to have a gui and I will pass the thought onto the
    developers.

    Giannii
    DISQUS
    Community Manager
    help@disqus.com
  • snekse

    4 months ago

    Actually I guess what I meant was it would be nice for Disqus to just host this code if it would make sense to do so.
  • Cindy P Dennis

    5 months ago

    Excellent, entertaining, useful reading, Thanks !!
  • Singapore Jobs

    5 months ago

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  • Singapore Jobs

    5 months ago

    Sounds like Frank Sinatra. But hey, that's informative.
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  • cript186

    4 months ago

    thanks!
  • snekse

    4 months ago

    Ditto on the need for Disqus to throw up a GUI around this so users don't need to jump through so many hoops just to do something so mundane.
  • snekse

    4 months ago

    Ditto on the need for Disqus to throw up a GUI around this so users don't need to jump through so many hoops just to do something so mundane.
  • snekse

    4 months ago

    Ditto on the need for Disqus to throw up a GUI around this so users don't need to jump through so many hoops just to do something so mundane.
  • Giannii

    4 months ago

    It would be nice to have a gui and I will pass the thought onto the
    developers.

    Giannii
    DISQUS
    Community Manager
    giannii@disqus.com
  • Giannii

    4 months ago

    It would be nice to have a gui and I will pass the thought onto the
    developers.

    Giannii
    DISQUS
    Community Manager
    giannii@disqus.com
  • full_version_games

    4 months ago

    Great feature!
  • Short Hairstyles

    4 months ago

    This is great post. I hope that everyone will transfer from sinatra to disqus.
  • Short Hairstyles

    4 months ago

    This is great post. I hope that everyone will transfer from sinatra to disqus.
  • Short Hairstyles

    4 months ago

    This is great post. I hope that everyone will transfer from sinatra to disqus.
  • snekse

    4 months ago

    Actually I guess what I meant was it would be nice for Disqus to just host this code if it would make sense to do so.
  • snekse

    4 months ago

    Actually I guess what I meant was it would be nice for Disqus to just host this code if it would make sense to do so.
  • snekse

    4 months ago

    Actually I guess what I meant was it would be nice for Disqus to just host this code if it would make sense to do so.
  • 3stuff

    3 months ago

    good stuff.....

    http://www.3stuff.org
  • Lida

    2 months ago

    Great tool to transfer existing comments to "disqus". Thank's.
  • Lida

    2 months ago

    Great tool to transfer existing comments to "disqus". Thank's.
  • Lida

    2 months ago

    Great tool to transfer existing comments to "disqus". Thank's.
  • Nathan Croy

    3 weeks ago

    When ever I click on the link for LocoMotivation it opens an nonexistent link in any browser window I have open. This would be great if I could access it!
  • flashmen99

    7 months ago

    hi how r u everybody? can u add me in this forum?
  • cod5_is_awesome

    7 months ago

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    7 months ago

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    7 months ago

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  • cod5_is_awesome

    7 months ago

    what are we talking about
  • cod5_is_awesome

    7 months ago

    yay no one's on! finally i can talk to myself
  • cod5_is_awesome

    7 months ago

    wow why am i talking to myself
  • pytey

    7 months ago

    cool
  • MuscleNerd

    7 months ago

    That is great

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